Yes. Is this the right dose for 23kg child? (per md request maximum 1000mg per dose)

so I would give the child 10 mls twice daily for 10 days. My pharmacist said is wrong because of the the child's weight (23kg=50.6 lbs) what are the right dosing? To equivalent to his/her weight? high dose per day.

brookepie in Arden, North Carolina said: can someone help me with this calculation?

Heparin 25000 U in 250 ml D5W is running through an administration set delivering 60 drops/min. The flow rate required to deliver a heparin dose of 15U/ml is?

I've been a Pharmacist for 34 years, but drops/min is now 3rd world medicine (60 drops/min = 60 ml/hr).
Joint committee requires: 1. all anticoagulants to be delivered in automated pumps, not gravity-fed lines. 2. No use of "U" as an abbreviation.
Commercial heparin is ALWAYS 100 units/ml The dose, written as 15U/ml is both impossible to administer and unacceptablee to any Pharmacist.

The "U-100" on any insulin means 100 units/ml, therefore 35 units is 0.35 ml. The 3.5 ml answer is a 10-fold overdose and bad for length of stay. By the way, 35 units of Regular insulin does NOT have the same biological activity as 35 units of N or NPH insulin. Onset and duration are different. Additionally, please remember only Regular, Aspart and Glulisine insulin have an indication for IV use. While there are other insulins that are solutions (Glargine, Detemir) they are not to be administered IV. Also no suspension (NPH, Lente, etc) should be given IV. If the question arises, refer to a reference. I like MICROMEDEX, but any reference will probably give same info.

Dear Crystal,
regarding your follow-up question, . . . "so I would give the child 10 mls twice daily for 10 days. My pharmacist said is wrong because of the the child's weight (23kg=50.6 lbs) what are the right dosing? To equivalent to his/her weight? high dose per day."

Question 1: What Drug? You can't pick a dose without it.
Question 2: Calculated dose was 11.5 ml, not 10 ml. It makes a difference depending upon the drug. 10 ml is 2 teaspoonsfull, ok approximation for outpatient antibiotics but not for chemo related therapy, inpatient or outpatient. We will pull back oral syringes in cases in a hospital where the Pharmacist determines that accuracy is important. Always label oral syringes "FOR ORAL USE ONLY". I've actually seen a RN try to give oral Risperdal solution IVP. When a needle would not fix on the oral syringe, she:
a. cursed the Pharmacy
b. Pulled the dose from the oral syringe into a syringe for injection and administered the brilliant blue liquid, almost 5 ml, IV Push. "If the needle don't fit, you must acquit.", or at least ask why.
-Patient was fine

A Physician orders AMINOPHYLLIN 5mg/kg/hr in 50 ml of fluids for a patient with asthma. The patient weighs 122 lb. How many milligrams of the medication should the patient receive? Can you also show me how to get the answer for this?

Does anyone have any helpful hints or websites for me. I am having trouble with the prescription calculations. i know how to do the math its just picking the numbers out and putting them where they need to b. thank u

efutrell in Evansville, Indiana said: Does anyone have any helpful hints or websites for me. I am having trouble with the prescription calculations. i know how to do the math its just picking the numbers out and putting them where they need to b. thank u

Ashelim in Dekalb, Illinois said: you have a stock vial of cefotaxime 500mg/10ml. the dose is 2g over 30 minutes. what is the flow rate in ml/hr

So lets find out how many milliliters is in 2g
before we find out the ml we have to convert 2g into mg..remember we have to calculate with the same equal measurements to have a fair answer. Also the question is asking ml/hr..the question provides 30 minutes so we have to convert it to hours (30min / 60= 0.5hrs)

i cant seem to figure this one out either... you have a stock vial of product 30mg/ml. how many ml will you need to prepare an iv infusion containing a dose of 150mg/50 ml.
the only way i can figure... i get 10. can you explain how to set this up?

Ashelim in Dekalb, Illinois said: i cant seem to figure this one out either... you have a stock vial of product 30mg/ml. how many ml will you need to prepare an iv infusion containing a dose of 150mg/50 ml.
the only way i can figure... i get 10. can you explain how to set this up?